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Bards Should Be Half-Casters in 5.5e/6e
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<blockquote data-quote="Minigiant" data-source="post: 8392470" data-attributes="member: 63508"><p>Of Course</p><p></p><p></p><p>Well let's go back to the base. What is bardic magic?</p><p></p><p>5e has bards tapping into and singing/saying words of magic. Words of magic. Sounds like truenaming. Sounds like an alternate or parallel form of spellcasting like Pact Magic. But instead of infinite magic, it's ultra-powerful sound magic.</p><p></p><p>The bard would be singing or saying their words with the full strength to warp reality. Their songs and words would always be full power to break through the resistance of reality. And in order to dispel the song, you would have to fight reality itself as well or shut up the bard.</p><p></p><p></p><p>If bards are the masters of song and sound, they sound be able to counter songs and sound with their voice.</p><p></p><p>A party with a bard should not fear the attacks an orc war drummer, a trumpet golem, or a violin devil.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Couldn't thing of a better name. I kept it as Action surge and Second Wind for simplicity.</p><p>That's kind of an issue. There is fight between simplicity and creativity here in making the base bard more bardic.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The bard sings or speaks of the villains death and the villain takes more damage.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Well that's my point.</p><p></p><p>Either</p><p></p><p>1) Full caster bard with more unique and exclusive sound and music spells.</p><p>2) Half caster bard with more sound and music uses for Bardic Inspiration</p><p></p><p>Because the 5e bard works. It just feels like a sorcerer with a lute and a niche bloodline.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Minigiant, post: 8392470, member: 63508"] Of Course Well let's go back to the base. What is bardic magic? 5e has bards tapping into and singing/saying words of magic. Words of magic. Sounds like truenaming. Sounds like an alternate or parallel form of spellcasting like Pact Magic. But instead of infinite magic, it's ultra-powerful sound magic. The bard would be singing or saying their words with the full strength to warp reality. Their songs and words would always be full power to break through the resistance of reality. And in order to dispel the song, you would have to fight reality itself as well or shut up the bard. If bards are the masters of song and sound, they sound be able to counter songs and sound with their voice. A party with a bard should not fear the attacks an orc war drummer, a trumpet golem, or a violin devil. Couldn't thing of a better name. I kept it as Action surge and Second Wind for simplicity. That's kind of an issue. There is fight between simplicity and creativity here in making the base bard more bardic. The bard sings or speaks of the villains death and the villain takes more damage. Well that's my point. Either 1) Full caster bard with more unique and exclusive sound and music spells. 2) Half caster bard with more sound and music uses for Bardic Inspiration Because the 5e bard works. It just feels like a sorcerer with a lute and a niche bloodline. [/QUOTE]
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